Olympus E-PL1s vs Sony W830

Here, we will be contrasting the Olympus E-PL1s and Sony W830, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Olympus and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the E-PL1s (12MP) and W830 (20MP) and the E-PL1s (Four Thirds) and W830 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizes.

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The E-PL1s was manufactured 4 years prior to the W830 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-PL1s being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W830 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting into a detailed comparison, here is a simple view of how the E-PL1s grades against the W830 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN E-PL1s & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PL1s Gallery & Sony W830 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-PL1s has outer dimensions of 115mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 334 grams (0.74 lbs) and the Sony W830 has proportions of 93mm x 52mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have during that time. Underneath is a front view size comparison of the E-PL1s compared to the W830.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the E-PL1s and W830 is 86 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very tough to picture the difference between sensor measurements merely by reviewing specifications. The graphic here may give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-PL1s and W830.

To sum up, both of these cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-PL1s because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting bokeh simpler and the Sony W830 will offer greater detail due to its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older E-PL1s is going to be behind in sensor tech.